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A Brief on the Apollo 1 (Capsule 204) Fire on its 50th Anniversary
What happened? The Apollo 1 (204) Command Module was on the ground at the Kennedy Space Center on January 27, 1967 when a fire broke out in the capsule. The three crew members (Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Roger Chaffee, and Edward … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, Apollo, cold war, Ed White, Gus Grissom, History, Moon, Moon race, NASA, Roger Chaffee, U.S. Civil Space
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Wednesday’s Book Review: “The Astronauts Wives Club”
The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story. By Lily Koppel. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2013. Illustrations (some color), author’s note, acknowledgments, 272 pages, hardcover with dustjacket. $28 USD. On one level Lily Koppel’s new book is a breezy, entertaining … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, Alan Shepard, Apollo, Betty Grissom, Charlie Bassett, Deke Slayton, Donn Eisele, Ed White, Elliot See, Grand Central Publishing, Gus Grissom, Harriett Eisele, History, JFK, Lily Koppel, Marge Slayton, Moon, Moon race, NASA, politics, Roger Chaffee, The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story, U.S. Civil Space
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Whatever Became of the Apollo 1 Spacecraft?
On January 27, 1967, Apollo-Saturn (AS) 204, later named Apollo 1, was on the launch pad with the astronauts moving through ground simulations in what was called a “plugs out” test. The three astronauts to fly on this mission—Gus Grissom, … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollo 13, Apollo-Saturn (AS) 204, Betty Grissom, Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Challenger, Daniel S. Goldin, David Alberg, Ed White, Florida, Floyd L. Thompson, Gus Grissom, History, James E. Webb, Kansas Cosmosphere, Langley Research Center, NASA, Roger Chaffee, Titusville, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, U.S. Civil Space
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